A Study of Ecotheology and its Implementation in Teaching in the Dayak Kubint Community in an Effort to Prevent an Environmental Crisis in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

This study examines the role of ecotheology in raising environmental awareness among the Dayak Kubint of Christian community in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, which faces serious threats from deforestation and ecological degradation. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study combined a systematic literature review of 20 theological-ecological sources with a field experiment using a pre-post-test questionnaire (n=82) and in-depth interviews. The study identified eight core evangelical ecotheological principles, including understanding God as Creator, humans as stewards, and the eschatological hope of restoring creation. Implementation through seminars and sermons demonstrated significant improvements: understanding of ecotheology increased by 23% (from 65.7% to 89.9%), awareness of the environmental crisis increased by 23.8%, and environmental conservation practices increased by 17.6%. Qualitative data revealed a paradigm shift from an anthropocentric to a theocentric perspective and increased participation in faith-based conservation. The study demonstrated the effectiveness of an ecotheological approach in integrating Christian faith with environmental actions. These findings highlight the church's potential as an agent of ecological change through biblical teaching and ecologically sustainable practices. This study provides a theological-practical framework for developing Christian community-based environmental conservation programmes, particularly in ecologically vulnerable areas such as Kalimantan.